tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311484102024-03-06T22:03:49.424-08:00:Rickrack and Ribbons:Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07738843877539210609noreply@blogger.comBlogger237125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31148410.post-82239662112186335602019-01-29T11:51:00.003-08:002019-01-29T11:51:52.097-08:00La Favorite <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Favorite quilt with used dog</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Favorite quilt showing off it's binding</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Favorite quilt in formal attire</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Favorite quilt relaxed & ready for jammies<br /><br /></td></tr>
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I finished this girl last March, putting in the final piece work at retreat. When all was said and done my <a href="https://www.rrrulerrack.com/blog/you-don-t-need-no-stinkin-pattern" target="_blank">lovely friend Rita</a> offered to quilt it for me. One more lovely piece to the beautiful story behind this gem. <div>
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It all started on a blustery winter day (I made that up- well the blustery and winter part) anyway, I was hanging out with or perhaps talking to my <a href="http://sweetshibui.com/" target="_blank"> Tricia</a> and we both had fallen in love with this quilt. It was somewhere in the depths of 2014. Egads that is a while ago. What we came up with was that we would each make the proper amount of blocks and then swap half with each other. We then ended with a quilt dappled in each of our personalities and love. <div>
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We swapped blocks old school one balmy Easter weekend (that is true, well at least it was close to Easter and a weekend) and I am most certain she finished hers a week or maybe a year before i did. Could have been two years. Regardless, I finished on a blizzardy day in March - it actually was, I was almost snowed in at retreat. Bummer right? </div>
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I couldn't believe how lucky i was to have <a href="https://www.rrrulerrack.com/blog/you-don-t-need-no-stinkin-pattern" target="_blank">Rita</a> quilt this for me. Seriously there is no way i could have gotten the same result she did. She ooozes talent. I marvel at the beautiful work she did and love love love this quilt even more because of it. </div>
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I am so excited about this salad. Really excited. I have made it for two weeks straight. </div>
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It all started when <a href="https://lillianalucinda.com/" target="_blank">Lilli </a>got a cold, her first in a very long time. "I never get sick mom" she tells me.</div>
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Then she calls telling me how sick she is and asks what can I bring her for healing. Mind you it is 8pm on a Saturday night and she lives 1.5 hours away. However and coincidently I was planning on visiting her the next day. </div>
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This, however. did not give me enough time to make chicken soup or bone broth. </div>
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I came up with this salad as I was driving. Well, clearly I didn't invent it or anything I am sure I have seen something similar in my recipe pursuing. I just like to think that I dreamed it up. Dreamed it up using my magic food powers of conjuration. </div>
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This is what I came up with and what you will need if you also want to make this lovely vitamin power packed salad to bring to that person you love with all your feels. Not to mention a sure way to kick a cold in the behind. </div>
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<span style="color: orange;">Amazing <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/664816160/produce-bags-set-of-three?ref=shop_home_active_5" target="_blank">Citrus</a> Salad</span></h3>
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<span style="color: orange;">Citrus</span>- I used a navel orange, a blood orange, a mandarine orange, and a grapefruit</div>
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<span style="color: #38761d;">Salad- </span>I used the lovely, zippy and tasty Rocket aka arugula</div>
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<span style="color: #f1c232;">Cheese-</span>Blue Cheese was amazing but feta would also be yum</div>
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Acid- Splash of vinegar. Now this is so open it is amazing. I used rice wine the first time, then I happened to have a lemon/mint vinegar and that was refreshing. You could use apple cider or go back to basics with plain ole white. </div>
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Sweetener- Optional but because of the cold I drizzled in some honey. This is why i don't write recipes- I am not precise - I do what tingles my tasters. I made it the second time without any sweetener- still great. </div>
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I kept the dressed citrus in a bowl until I was ready to eat. Then I piled the citrus on a plate, topped it with rocket, nuts and cheese. So absolutely delicious. </div>
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Its a snow day. I got to call it. We sent all our kiddos home to warm and cozy. I too, went home to warm and cozy. Spending the better part of the afternoon on the cozy/lazy side. Really wonderful. </div>
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It has been a long time since I have been back in this space and I can't believe how outdated it has become. I will need to do some serious housekeeping if I plan on moving back in. </div>
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New dog cracks me up in this photo (which is a nice switch from the fact that he is usually being quit naughty in his giant sized toddler puppy phase) </div>
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I finished this Feathers Quilt (pattern by Anna Marie Horner) for<a href="https://lillianalucinda.com/" target="_blank"> Lilli </a>. It was a labor of love love and love. </div>
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April and I only posted twice. Yikes.</div>
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It is an amassment of greys and yellows all gratifyingly designed. Yes, I like. </div>
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Under that delightful print is a stack from Riley Blake. Whose designs</div>
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My what big eyes you have..... I was the fortunate recipient</div>
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The three crazy prints above are destined to be in </div>
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The why of it being lost is a long story. </div>
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I am hoping it stops hiding soon. </div>
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Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07738843877539210609noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31148410.post-58186986792054000352015-01-10T12:07:00.000-08:002015-01-10T12:07:00.369-08:00Year in Review<div align="center">
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It has been a long time, old space of mine, and so much has happened. </div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">New Dog insisted on being in this photo, apparently Used Dog wasn't interested. </span></div>
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The above quilt for one.</div>
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Inspired from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1607054272/?tag=mh0b-20&hvadid=3524505776&ref=pd_sl_9gbzpfvknf_e" target="_blank">this book</a>, which I love, </div>
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He is an outdoorsy kinda kid. And loves</div>
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This quilt achieved the latter. </div>
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Everyone who has touched it, cuddled it and curled up with it... wants it. </div>
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I wish I could let you feel this quilt. </div>
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a giant cob of corn in the towns park. Even though I would prefer if </div>
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Last week I got a pretty good haul of sewing accoutrements. I am </div>
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finally cleaned out their stash. (okay like me in that I like to thrift </div>
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Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07738843877539210609noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31148410.post-11674107710036559342014-02-14T12:08:00.000-08:002014-02-14T12:12:29.187-08:00Happy Hearts Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Any who, Audrey from<a href="http://hotpinkquilts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"> Hot Pink Quilts</a> is </div>
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<em><span style="font-size: x-small;">I think one of my favorites was a customized pouch. It's hot pink and perfect for me. :)"</span></em></div>
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My epic birthday was perfectly concluded with a package from my sister</div>
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containing 3 really fun prints from "Gnome Living" by Robert Kaufman. </div>
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I just love them. The Gnomes are really adorable and I already have </div>
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a project planned for them. </div>
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The rectangle on the left is a lavender hot/cold pack.</div>
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She does amazing photography work and is a stellar person.</div>
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A few years ago I decided that Saturday tea time should be a thing at our house.</div>
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Last Saturday, after a late breakfast, tea became the mid day meal.</div>
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Before Christmas I made a few of these</div>
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The lovely recipient is my oldest, only and dearest daughter. </div>
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Last year I made a water bottle carrier for my mother.</div>
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So I made them each one. Strategically buried under another gift </div>
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And finally my mother wanted a another needle case for her knitting needles. I made her this <a href="http://rickrack-and-ribbons.blogspot.com/2008/05/oh-sic.html" target="_blank">http://rickrack-and-ribbons.blogspot.com/2008/05/oh-sic.html</a> one before but she wanted a </div>
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case for smaller needles too. You cannot really see in the picture but there are three layers</div>
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I think that is it. I am just glad I got pictures. So many things I make I forget </div>
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Is it really November already? </div>
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The cool temps and wind should have given it away</div>
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November has brought a lot to our little family, some challenges and some blessings. Sometimes the worst case scenario can actually become an eye-opening, lesson-learning, moment. </div>
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A scratch and sniff sticker moment if you will. </div>
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Whilst I was in the middle of lesson learning, </div>
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responsibilities went onto the back burner and at the risk of a full on fire,</div>
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I tackled one of them this weekend. </div>
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Or doused it with baking soda (on account of the fire risk). You get my drift. I hope.</div>
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A friend of mine commissioned a new mobile home for her laptop. </div>
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I, of course said, (like a silly little girl) "I can do that, no problem."</div>
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Ha. Can I just repeat that? Ha</div>
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I had an idea in my head but no pattern. This is a bit of an undertaking</div>
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sans pattern, at least for me it is. I am no seamstress mind you. No project runway contestant</div>
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here. </div>
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But I began. </div>
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Then stopped.</div>
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Cut everything out. </div>
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I was stuck on two accounts....</div>
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Inside, 6 pockets, divider and 3 pen pockets.</div>
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I ended up sewing the handles down to the inside panel before assembly. </div>
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This decision took a lot of staring blankly and a lot of trips to the </div>
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I am hopeful the handles will hold. Now the grommets were not a big deal but I did not </div>
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Okay see that little button on that square of fabric. Funny story. Not really. </div>
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After the bag was complete and before I did the topstitching on the opening I looked the bag over for missed seams and any defects. Thoroughly looked it over. So I thought. </div>
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I sewed the final topstitching and snapped the bag shut. </div>
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I, at this point of relief of being done, realized I put the magnetic snap and closure strap on backward.</div>
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REALLY? Yup that is what I did and did not even notice until I sat back to admire my creation. </div>
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Re-enter blank stare. For a long time. </div>
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I almost took it all apart and then decided to take out the topstitching and perform a </div>
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